More examples of Verbs with no passive: Part 3

Disappear
Wrong : When the police arrived at the scene, they found the suspects were disappeared.
Correct: When the police arrived at the scene, they found the suspects had disappeared.

There is no passive form for the verb disappear.

Discharge (to release from hospital, prison or the armed forces)
Wrong : As she recovered very quickly, she discharged from hospital the following week.
Correct: As she recovered very quickly, she was discharged from hospital the following week.

We use the passive form for the verb discharge because the patient does not perform the action.

End
Wrong : The meeting was ended at 2:30pm.
Correct: The meeting ended at 2:30pm.
We use active form of the verb end when talking about activities such as meetings, exhibitions, presentations.

Exist
Wrong : Tenancy holders must provide documents to prove that the factory was existed before the implementation of the redevelopment plan.
Correct: Tenancy holders must provide documents to prove that the factory existed before the implementation of the redevelopment plan.

There is no passive form for the verb exist.

Happen
Wrong : The accident was happened when the shop owner arrived at his shop at around 10:00 am.
Correct: The accident happened when the shop owner arrived at his shop at around 10:20 am.

There is no passive form for the verb happen.

Increase
Wrong : The number of cars in the territory has been increased significantly in the past three years.
Correct: The number of cars in the territory has increased significantly in the past three years.

We use the active when talking about numbers rising because the event is not usually deliberately caused by someone; it is a natural progression of events.

Occur
Wrong : A traffic accident was occurred at the junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road this morning.
Correct: A traffic accident occurred at the junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road this morning.

There is no passive form for occur.